# 2021 Youngstown State Penguins football team

The 2021 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Doug Phillips, the Penguins compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for ninth place in the MVFC. Youngstown State played their home games at Stambaugh Stadium in Youngstown, Ohio.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Incarnate Word* | Stambaugh StadiumYoungstown, OH | ESPN+ | W 44–41 $^{OT}$ | 8,637 |
| September 11 | 12:00 p.m. | at Michigan State* | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI | BTN | L 14–42 | 70,103 |
| September 25 | 6:00 p.m. | Western Illinois | Stambaugh StadiumYoungstown, OH | ESPN+ | L 35–38 | 13,751 |
| October 2 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Northern Iowa | UNI-DomeCedar Falls, IA | ESPN+ | L 7–34 | 8,771 |
| October 9 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 16 Missouri State | Stambaugh StadiumYoungstown, OH | ESPN+ | W 41–33 | 12,444 |
| October 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at Indiana State | Memorial StadiumTerre Haute, Indiana | ESPN+ | L 17–28 | 5,479 |
| October 30 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 10 South Dakota State | Stambaugh StadiumYoungstown, OH | ESPN+ | L 16–47 | 9,423 |
| November 6 | 1:00 p.m. | at North Dakota | Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND | ESPN+ | L 21–24 | 8,441 |
| November 13 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 5 North Dakota State | Stambaugh StadiumYoungstown, OH | ESPN+ | L 17–49 | 8,307 |
| November 20 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Southern Illinois | Saluki StadiumCarbondale, IL | ESPN+ | W 35-18 | 4,935 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### vs Incarnate Word

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Cardinals | 7 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 41 |
| Penguins | 14 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 44 |
at Stambaugh Stadium, Youngstown, OH
* Date: September 2
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 69 • Wind: E 7 mph • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 8,637
* Referee: Art Brown
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Drae Smith (play-by-play), Chris Sammarone (analyst)
Game information :
First Quarter
YSU – 6:22 Bryce Oliver 5 yard pass from Demeatric Crenshaw, Colt McFadden kick YSU 7–0 Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:12
YSU – 4:34 Demeatric Crenshaw 3 yard run, Colt McFadden kick YSU 14–0 Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 0:56
UIW – 0:56 Kevin Brown 29 yard run, Carson Mohr kick YSU 14–7 Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:38
Second Quarter
YSU – 10:21 Colt McFadden 27 yard field goal YSU 17–7 Drive: 11 plays, 40 yards, 5:26
UIW – 8:56 Darion Chafin 38 yard pass from Cam Ward, Carson Mohr kick YSU 17–14 Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:25
UIW – 4:18 Taylor Grimes 9 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 21–17 Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:27
YSU – 2:20 Jaleel McLaughlin 72 yard run, Colt McFadden kick YSU 24–21 Drive: 4 plays, 82 yards, 1:54
Third Quarter
YSU – 7:00 Jaleel McLaughlin 11 yard run, Colt McFadden kick YSU 31–21 Drive: 15 plays, 82 yards, 7:55
UIW – 3:49 Kevin Brown 1 yard run, Carson Mohr kick failed YSU 31–27 Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 3:05
UIW – 0:48 Darion Chafin 20 yard pass from Cameron Ward, John Scifers kick UIW 34–31 Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 0:54
Fourth Quarter
YSU – 2:15 Demeatric Crenshaw 9 yard run, Colt McFadden kick YSU 38–34 Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 2:17
UIW – 0:39 Trevor Begue 2 yard pass from Cameron Ward, John Scifers kick UIW 41–38 Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:36
YSU – 0:00 Colt McFadden 41 yard field goal Tied 41–41 Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:25
Overtime
YSU – 0:00 Colt McFadden 27 yard field goal YSU 44–41 Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 0:00
Passing
UIW – Cam Ward 28/47, 352 YDS, 4 TD
YSU – Demeatric Crenshaw 9/12, 112 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing
UIW – Kevin Brown 19 ATT, 118 YDS, 2 TD
YSU – Jaleel McLaughlin 29 ATT, 242 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving
UIW – Trevor Begue 5 REC, 81 YDS, 1 TD
YSU – Jaleel McLaughlin 2 REC, 46 YDS :

### at Michigan State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Penguins | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Spartans | 14 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 42 |
at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
* Date: September 11, 2021
* Game time: 12:01 p.m.
* Game weather: 75°F, Wind: 7 mph N, Sunny
* Game attendance: 70,103
* Referee: Kole Kunueppel
* TV announcers (BTN): Lisa Byington (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (analyst), Coley Harvey (sideline)
* Sources
Game information :
First Quarter
(14:50) MSU TD: Jayden Reed 75-yard pass from Payton Thorne (Matt Coghlin kick) MSU 7–0; 1 plays, 75 yards, 0:10
(07:54) MSU TD: Payton Thorne 10-yard run (Matt Coghlin kick) MSU 14–0; 6 plays, 58 yard, 2:01
Second Quarter
(12:52) MSU TD: Jayden Reed 85-yard pass from Payton Thorne (Matt Coghlin kick) MSU 21–0; 3 plays, 98 yards, 1:07
(10:12) MSU TD: Elijah Collins 20-yard pass from Payton Thorne (Matt Coghlin kick) MSU 28–-0; 4 plays, 52 yards 1:51
(04:10) YSU TD: Demeatric Crenshaw 6-yard run (Colt McFadden kick) MSU 28–7; 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:02
(00:17) MSU TD: Kenneth Walker III 6-yard run (Matt Coghlin kick) MSU 35–7; 11 plays, 68 yards, 3:47
Third Quarter
(10:54) YSU TD: Christian Turner 26-yard run (Colt McFadden kick) MSU 35–14; 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:06
(04:32) MSU TD: Jalen Nailor 16-yard pass from Payton Thorne (Matt Coghlin kick) MSU 42–14; 6 plays, 45 yards, 2:07
Passing
YSU – Demeatric Crenshaw: 10/23, 81 yards, 1 INT
MSU – Payton Thorne: 15/21, 280 yards, 4 TD
Rushing
YSU – Demeatric Crenshaw: 18 carries, 78 yards, 1 TD
MSU – Jordon Simmons: 16 carries, 123 yards
Receiving
YSU – Luke Hensley, 4 receptions, 35 yards
MSU – Jayden Reed: 4 receptions, 181 yards, 2 TD :

### vs No. 16 Missouri State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 16 Missouri State | 0 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 33 |
| Youngstown State | 6 | 11 | 3 | 21 | 41 |
at Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH
* Date: Saturday, October 9, 2021
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C), Winds W 10 mph; Sunny
* Game attendance: 12,444
* Referee: Art Brown • Umpire: Joel Schult • Linesman: Frank Spryszak • Line judge: Brett Carpenter • Back judge: Chris Curry • Field judge: Marcus Cameron • Side judge: Jared Flesch
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Drae Smith and Chris Sammarone
| Statistics | MSU | YSU |
| First downs | 30 | 21 |
| Total yards | 503 | 476 |
| Rushes/yards | 27/131 | 50/377 |
| Passing yards | 372 | 99 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 27-49-2 | 10-19-0 |
| Time of possession | 26:47 | 33:13 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Missouri State | Passing | Jason Shelley | 27/48, 372 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT |
| Missouri State | Rushing | Jason Shelley | 11 carries, 93 yards |
| Missouri State | Receiving | Ty Scott | 8 catches, 121 yards, 2 TD |
| Youngstown State | Passing | Demeatric Crenshaw | 10/19, 99 yards, 2 TD |
| Youngstown State | Rushing | Demeatric Crenshaw | 22 carries, 202 yards, 1 TD |
| Youngstown State | Receiving | Samuel St. Surin | 2 catches, 39 yards, 1 TD |

### vs No. 5 North Dakota State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 5 Bison | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
| Penguins | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
at Stambaugh Stadium, Youngstown, OH
* Date: November 13, 2021
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. (ET)
* Game weather: Cloudy; 39 °F (4 °C); NE 10 mph
* Game attendance: 8,307
* TV: ESPN+
| Statistics | North Dakota State | Youngstown State |
| First downs | 20 | 13 |
| Plays–yards | 59-623 | 65-288 |
| Rushes–yards | 45-454 | 32-59 |
| Passing yards | 169 | 229 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 10-14-0 | 17-33-1 |
| Time of possession | 29:14 | 30:46 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| North Dakota State | Passing | Cam Miller | 10/14, 169 yds, 2 TD |
| North Dakota State | Rushing | TK Marshall | 3 car, 146 yds, TD |
| North Dakota State | Receiving | Christian Watson | 4 rec, 91 yds, TD |
| Youngstown State | Passing | Mitch Davidson | 10/22, 166 yds, 2 TD, INT |
| Youngstown State | Rushing | Jaleel McLaughlin | 11 car, 52 yds |
| Youngstown State | Receiving | Drew Ogletree | 5 rec, 70 yds |
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | NDSU | YSU |
| 1st | 11:45 | 7 | 69 | 3:06 | NDSU | Hunter Luepke (#44) 49-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good | 7 | 0 |
| 2nd | 10:52 | 16 | 80 | 8:08 | NDSU | TaMerik Williams (#22) 1-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good | 14 | 0 |
| 2nd | 6::48 | 9 | 49 | 4:04 | YSU | 44-yard field goal by Colt McFadden (#19) | 14 | 3 |
| 2nd | 6:29 | 1 | 71 | 0:12 | NDSU | Christian Watson (#1) 71-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good | 21 | 3 |
| 3rd | 13:16 | 1 | 50 | 0:11 | NDSU | TaMerik Williams (#22) 50-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good | 28 | 3 |
| 3rd | 4:07 | 8 | 70 | 4:07 | NDSU | Noah Gindorff (#87) 1-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good | 35 | 3 |
| 3rd | 1:04 | 8 | 77 | 2:56 | YSU | Bryce Oliver (#0) 2-yard touchdown reception from Mitch Davidson (#14), Colt McFadden (#19) kick good | 35 | 10 |
| 4th | 10:19 | 8 | 60 | 3:57 | YSU | Bryce Oliver (#0) 2-yard touchdown reception from Mitch Davidson (#14), Colt McFadden (#19) kick good | 35 | 17 |
| 4th | 5:44 | 2 | 65 | 0:44 | NDSU | Jalen Bussey (#21) 61-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good | 42 | 17 |
| 4th | 1:21 | 2 | 86 | 0:58 | NDSU | TK Marshall (#28) 84-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good | 49 | 17 |
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